"THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPT. 11, 2001, CHANGED THE RULES ON SCIENCE PUBLISHING," says Diane Sullenberger ('86), executive editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Sullenberger visited campus in July to speak to students participating in JMU's summer Research Experience for Undergraduates. "I could face a fine of $50,000 and 10 years in jail for publishing a paper from Iran," adds Sullenberger, who oversees the PNAS editorial and business operations. Iran, Sudan, Libya and Cuba are on a federal "trading with the enemy" list, barring their scientists from publishing in the United States. "With war and terrorism, everything's changed," says Sullenberger, who spoke about balancing issues of censorship with ethical concerns about researchers' rights to publish and the public's rights to learn. Sullenberger also fielded questions from nearly 100 students in the chemistry, geology, integrated science and technology, and physics REU programs. PNAS is one of the world's most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serials, which publishes cutting-edge research reports, commentaries, reviews and colloquium papers.

Diane Sullenberger ('86), executive editor
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences